In the picture below the Menu Bar (1), Icons Toolbar (2), Features Tree (3) and Display Area (4) are displayed.

For further information about the CimatronE toolbar, click the icon below:

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Step 2 – Create a Sketch Before creating the first sketch we will define main planes for the model.

From the Datum menu, select the Plane/Main Planes option.

Pick the displayed UCS.

At the bottom-left of the Cimatron window the appropriate prompt for the function is displayed.

To approve the operation, click the OK button in the Feature Guide in the upper-left part of the screen.

You may also press the right mouse button to display the Feature Guide in the display.

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Practice manipulating the Cimatron work area by using the three buttons shown below:

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Step 2a – Create a Sketch

Click the Sketcher icon .

Pick the XY plane as the sketching plane. (Or simply exit the selection using the middle mouse button. By doing this, the system automatically selects the XY plane as the Sketcher plane).

When the Sketcher opens, the vertical Sketcher Toolbar appears on the right side of the display.

Click the Rotate to Plane icon.

Step 2b – Create a Sketch In the Sketcher toolbar the Line option is selected as the default drawing tool.

To create the first line, two end points have to be defined. To define the first end point, move the mouse over the UCS origin, point and click it.

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Move the mouse to the right, make sure that the dashed red horizontal line i.e. horizontal constraint appears, and then pick the second end point.

When creating geometric entities, lines or points are highlighted to help you align entities relative to the Sketcher UCS or other entities.

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Step 2c – Create a Sketch Drag the mouse to the third point as shown in the figure below and click it.

You may work with the Show Constraints Constantly mode to see the constraint while creating the sketcher. By default, this tool is turned on when you enter sketcher, enabling you to view all the constraints in the sketch.

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Meanwhile turn the Show Constraints Constantly off, by selecting the Sketcher Tools icon. and then press the Show Constraints icon to deactivate it.

Close the Sketcher Tools Dialog.

Step 2d – Create a Sketch

Drag the mouse to the left until both the X horizontal & Y vertical constraints (dashed lines) appear. Click to define the end point of the third line.

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Drag the mouse downwards and pick the UCS origin point to complete the creation of the last line.

Exit the line function by pressing the Middle Mouse Button.

Step 2e – Create a Sketch

Now that you have learned the basic sketch features (line and constraints), we will recreate the sketch using the rectangle option.

To undo the sketch created, either press the Undo icon four times, OR press the left and middle mouse buttons together four times.

Sketch a rectangle

Press the rectangle icon in the Sketcher Toolbar. Pick the UCS origin as the first point, move the mouse to the right and upwards and Pick the second corner point i.e. top right of the rectangle.

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Step 2f – Create a Sketch Set Dimensions for the sketch

Click the dimension icon from the Sketcher Toolbar. Pick the line as shown below:

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In the dialog, enter the value 64 and press Enter.

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Step 2g – Create a Sketch Pick the second line, as indicated by the cursor:

Place the dimension as shown and set its value to 103.

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Exit the Sketcher by clicking the Exit the Sketcher icon , or by right clicking in the display area and selecting the option, Exit Sketcher.

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In the above example the dimensions were updated automatically. There is also the option to enter a dimension and manually update it at a later stage. Click on the icon below for a further explanation of the automatic and manual update options.

Step 3 – Extrude the Sketch Change to ISO view.

After exiting the Sketcher the sketch is automatically selected (highlighted).

Click on the icon below to find out about hiding the planes to get a clearer display: